So, after hand buffing out a scratch on my wives car I totally want something powered, anyone?

 

Porter Cable 7424. http://www.amazon.com/Porter-Cable-7.../dp/B00004SUQ8

I've also read some folks recommending DeWalt orbital sanders. A guy I know that used to be a detailer for an exotics shop preferred DeWalt for the weight and counter balancing. Something like this: http://www.dewalt.com/us/products/to...?productID=125

 

Well if your a noob at machine polishing I would suggest a orbital polisher so there is less risk of burning the paint. Porter cable 7424 and the UDM seem to be the most popular choices. If you want something with more power, I would recommend the makita 9227, I believe that is the model.

If you need pads, the Lake County CCS pads have worked well for me.

 

yes if you have no experiance dont use a rotary like a mikita or dewalt. go witht he porter cabler or udm as stated. well you could also go with the flex orbital it has more power then the porter cable and udm but less then the rotary. also it might be better for removing scratches then the portercable.

 

The DeWalt that I posted is a random. Is that insufficient for some reason?

 

no mymistake i dident follow the link to look at it. i just assumed you were talking about there rotary model. but i have never seen or heard of any one using that model so i cant say for sure how the dewalt would work. would like to find out though.

 

*phew* I thought I was being a dumbass.

I figure if (according to my friend) it works on a Ferrari, it'll work on a Z. :-D

 

only problem i could see with that buffer would be getting pads and backing plates for it. every website you look at has pads for the portercable or pads for the makita or flex. i dont know how well the market follows with this unit.

 

Orbital buffers can only do so much. That is the big debate between orbital buffers and rotary's. There are some scratches that a orbital buffer just wont get out, the orbital motion does not get the paint hot enough and does not move fast enough to correct it. But you also dont want to use a rotary if you dont know what your doing as you can severely mess up your paint.

 

Pick up a flex if you are buying now, stronger and more versatile than the PC

 

You got a link for me Hai??

 

I have a Griot's Garage random orbital and I really like it. I have both the 6" model and the 3" model. You can see them at www.griotsgarage.com.

 

Colin I have a rotary buffer and pads, I also have some cutter that may take the scratch out if you wanna bring it over.

LOL at those weak sauce buffers. But if you wanna buy one, get the Makita mentioned and I'll show you how to use it.

 

+1 I have the 6" model and will go back to pick up the 3" one. Is so much nicer to do the car without all the rubbing by hand. I even picked up the stuff to polish the windows. Griot's Rocks.

 

I need a garage and some skillz so I can polish my car.

 

http://www.detailedimage.com/Flex-M26/XC-3401-VRG-P128/
Its more expensive than the PC 7424, but the time you will save with it will more than pay for itself. If I did more detailing, i would upgrade. The PC takes 8+ hours to do a half way decent polish on a whole car, with the flex you can probably cut that down to 4-5 hours

 

Looks like it's worth it to me!